# Thukkatchi Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur 

# Thukkatchi

Thukkatchi is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612602**. The 2011 Census counted **2,493 people in 609 households**, the 31st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 2,493people (2011)
- 609households
- 77.2%literacy
- 612602PIN code

## Thukkatchi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thukkatchi is 612602.** Thukkatchi falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612602
- Gram panchayatThukkatchi
- Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur
- Census village code638545

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thukkatchi from nearby towns?

- Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Thirunageswaram (nearest town)8 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Thukkatchi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Thukkatchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Natchiarkoil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Semmankudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thukkatchi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 71% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thukkatchi

Of every 100 households in Thukkatchi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Thukkatchi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**58%

Tap water ****88%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**67%

Use banking services ****49%**

**50%

Television ****94%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Thukkatchi?

■ Thukkatchi · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1163**

**952

Working population ****34.0%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (63%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (25%) · **■** Marginal 58 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kumbakonam

- Athiyur2,633 people
- Krishnapuram2,581 people
- Mathur2,547 people
- Melakorukkai2,521 people
- Miruthiyanchapadaiveedu2,390 people
- Koranattu Karuppur I2,349 people
- Nagarasampettai2,336 people
- Enanallur2,322 people

[All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thukkatchi?612602
- How far is Thukkatchi from Thanjavur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Thukkatchi?2,493 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thukkatchi in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thukkatchi?77.2% (Census 2011)